Burying the Ex — 1 season, 6 episode

Story

At a funeral in Ukraine, four strangers come together to mourn a woman they all once dated. She was a soldier who died on the front line, and she had invited each of them to be there, though the reason is not clear to them. Afterward they gather at her favorite bar, where their stories about her slowly shift into stories about themselves.

The series draws its tension from the meeting of people connected by one absent figure. The intimate setting allows grief to mingle with uncertainty, while each recollection adds another layer to the portrait they are trying to assemble. The atmosphere is restrained and reflective, with the characters’ personal histories carrying the emotional weight.

Overview

Burying the Ex is a 2025 Ukrainian drama series directed by Serhii Kulybyshev. It explores mourning, memory, and the ways a shared past can look different to everyone who lived through it. Set against the reality of a soldier’s death at the front, it places a small group of strangers in an emotionally charged situation where personal stories gradually become a form of self-examination.

This is episode 6 of season 1 and runs about 23 minutes. No separate episode synopsis is available, so this text reflects the central premise of the series and its intimate, character-driven focus.

Cast and Characters

The cast includes Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Vyacheslav Dovzhenko, Anastasia Korol, Slava Babenkov, and Arthur Logai. Their characters are united by a shared connection to the soldier they are mourning, although each remembers her differently. The drama pays particular attention to how these former partners relate to one another as conversation turns from remembering her to looking at themselves.